We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic PJR Reports September – October 2011 Editor’s Note: FOCUS THE POSSIBILITY that some of the journalists who have been killed in this country since 1986 might not have been ethical, or even corrupt, isn’t exactly a Revelation of Biblical proportions. One of the characteristics of the media and press community in the Philippines is its... When too much is too muchDevoting 50 percent of airtime to one story was excessive “Excessive” was the fitting description of the amount of television airtime given Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup’s candidacy in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. It was one more demonstration of broadcast news media’s predilection for showbiz and fluff and the increasing time given to entertainment and... Spelling it the right way Even after the death of Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi, everyone including Philippine newspapers were still having problems spelling his last name. The Tulfo Franchise: The Media as Messiah Can T3 really solve the country's problems? Covering the Typhoons: Media’s Focus on Themselves In reporting the areas affected by the typhoons, the media included reports on themselves to the neglect of such issues as why, after ‘Ondoy’ flooded Luzon and claimed hundreds of lives, the government is still unprepared for the typhoons and other weather disturbances that hit... Custom-Made “Journalists” By Philip Tubeza || Right after being appointed to his post, newly designated Customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon raised a lot of eyebrows when he announced that he would be cracking down on "pseudo-journalists" at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The Spratlys dispute: Questions, Questions The ongoing dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) was in the news these past few months. But the coverage of the issue was sporadic and dependent on recent events. When too much is too much Jeers to 24 Oras and especially TV Patrol for devoting excessive airtime to Shamcey Supsup’s bid in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. CommentaryIn defense of free expression THE TEMPEST over artist Mideo Cruz’ art installation underscored one of the ironies of Philippine society. There are no laws explicitly partial to religious groups, but journalists, artists, and writers can still be sanctioned when their work is labeled blasphemous, obscene, and/or immoral. Broadcast media fomented the “Poleteismo” controversy THE BROUHAHA over visual artist Mideo Cruz’ “Poleteismo”(Polytheism) was the result of deliberate sensationalism by ABS-CBN 2’s “investigative” program XXX. By focusing on Cruz’ art installation (especially on its most controversial images) and falsely linking it to the raging and bitterly divisive reproductive health (RH) bill debate, XXX provoked outrage... « Previous1…159160161162163…203Next »
